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Created Mar 07, 2015 04:18PM PST • Edited Mar 07, 2015 04:18PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   Chappie brings us a kindler, gentler Robocop. A robot with a child’s developing AI brain; Ears that rotate up and down like a Dog when interested or curious; A robot who doesn’t know his own strength. The movie is a new addition to the many “robot with friendly personality” movies (think R2D2, Transformers, Johnny-5 in Short Circuit, and even the butler or maid in the Jetsons). The story is a little quirky – what with its South African setting and its uniquely scuzzball heroes and a brilliantly weird casting of Hugh Jackman as a bad guy and Sigourney Weaver as a self serving and largely clueless CEO of a weapons company (she’s no Robert Downey Jr. – lets put it that way), and finally the Indian-Geek “maker” Dev Patel. When all is said and done, the combo works well and the Disney-like ending to the largely R-rated content sends you out with a smile.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   Other than the mentions above, Sharlto Copely gives great personality to the machine. He’s South Afrikan – did they pick the setting because of his accent?

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

11. Direction Very Good 3.5

12. Play Very Good 3.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.8

17. Sex Titillating 1.8

18. Violence Fierce 1.8

19. Rudeness Salty 1.8

21. Reality

    Supernatural 3.2

22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.2

23. Biological Supernatural 3.2

24. Physical Supernatural 3.2